Homegrown Music Festival

The Homegrown Music Festival is an annual community celebration of the original and diverse music of Duluth, Minn. and its surrounding communities. What started in 1999 with five acts has matured in its 20th year to an eight-day community-wide local music, arts and cultural extravaganza.

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Horse Fzce

Horse Fzce

Horse Fzce formed as a duo in 2014, but Eric Krenz says it could have happened long before that. Krenz and Heather Surla grew up around each other, but as a shy teen, Krenz steered clear. “She was a really smart girl with a really kind of wry wit and a sharp tongue,” Krenz reminisces. “I was terrified of her.” It turns out, though, that these singer-songwriters’ personalities balance perfectly in an acoustic duo — and a friendship that shows onstage. “Of all the bands I’ve ever been in … it’s been such smooth sailing,” Krenz says. “There’s a lot of laughing.”